{"id":651210,"date":"2026-06-21T22:21:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T22:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/651210\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T22:21:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T22:21:13","slug":"u23-world-champion-lorenzo-finn-seals-giro-next-gen-victory-with-stage-8-time-trial-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/651210\/","title":{"rendered":"U23 World Champion Lorenzo Finn seals Giro Next Gen victory with stage 8 time trial win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"elk-60968c20-56f6-4c98-a302-7d68f4089e02\">Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe Rookies rider Lorenzo Finn sealed the overall title at the Giro Next Gen on Sunday by winning the stage 8 time trial, adding to the lead he gained winning on stage 8.<\/p>\n<p>Finn, who <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/races\/uci-road-world-championships-2025\/under-23-men-road-race\/results\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/races\/uci-road-world-championships-2025\/under-23-men-road-race\/results\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/races\/uci-road-world-championships-2025\/under-23-men-road-race\/results\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">became under-23 road race world champion at only 18<\/a> last September in Rwanda, won stage 6 atop Monte Livata to move into the pink jersey, and then confirmed his win by triumphing in the final-stage time trial on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-60968c20-56f6-4c98-a302-7d68f4089e02-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">He beat Adam Rafferty (Hagens Berman Jayco) by 15 seconds over the 22km course to win the GC by 2:10, having won stage 6 by 52 seconds and finished third on stage 7.<\/p>\n<p>Latest Videos From<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/gmvwmhupgi1715762145.svg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/gmvwmhupgi1715762145.svg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/gmvwmhupgi1715762145.svg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] block h-[18px] w-auto shrink-0 brightness-0 invert\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/gmvwmhupgi1715762145.svg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/gmvwmhupgi1715762145.svg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/gmvwmhupgi1715762145.svg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] max-h-12 w-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Despite the race finishing with a TT, the final day didn&#8217;t actually shake up the podium at all, with the final three the same as it had been in the morning. Colombia&#8217;s Mateo Ram\u00edrez (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) finished second after a consistent end to the week, whilst Brazil&#8217;s <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/emerging-talents\/i-love-how-much-you-can-push-on-a-climb-a-hot-wheels-two-wheeler-and-mountain-bike-descents-lead-young-brazilian-henrique-bravo-to-first-uci-win-at-age-19\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/emerging-talents\/i-love-how-much-you-can-push-on-a-climb-a-hot-wheels-two-wheeler-and-mountain-bike-descents-lead-young-brazilian-henrique-bravo-to-first-uci-win-at-age-19\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/emerging-talents\/i-love-how-much-you-can-push-on-a-climb-a-hot-wheels-two-wheeler-and-mountain-bike-descents-lead-young-brazilian-henrique-bravo-to-first-uci-win-at-age-19\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Henrique Bravo<\/a> (Soudal-QuickStep) held on for third despite only finishing 16th in the TT.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Stage 7 winner Aubin Sparfel (Decathlon CMA CGM Development) climbed up the standings with a strong TT, but just missed out on the podium, settling for fourth.<\/p>\n<p>            You may like<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The Giro Next Gen, formerly known as the Baby Giro, is run by RCS and is the under-23 version of the Giro d&#8217;Italia, running across eight days. It is contested by trade teams, not national outfits, and along with the Tour de l&#8217;Avenir is considered one of the most important development races on the calendar.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Former overall winners of the race include Tom Pidcock, Juan Ayuso and Jarno Widar, so if Finn&#8217;s talent wasn&#8217;t already clear and well-known, he&#8217;s definitely added his name to the list of future Grand Tour stars now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Other winners across the week in Italy, which featured sprint days, a TT, and two big climbing days, included fellow Red Bull Rookie Davide Donati and Matisse Van Kerckhove, who stepped up to the Visma-Lease a Bike WorldTour team early this year but was back riding with the development squad this weekend.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Ineos Grenadiers Racing Academy rider Mattie Dodd won the mountains classification, whilst Donati sealed the points jersey. The youth classification, in which only first-year U23 riders are eligible for, was won by Movistar&#8217;s Javier Cubillas.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-giro-next-gen-2026-stage-winners\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"\/>Giro Next Gen 2026 stage winnersSwipe to scroll horizontally<\/p>\n<p>Stage<\/p>\n<p>Winner <\/p>\n<p>Leader after stage<\/p>\n<p>Stage 1<\/p>\n<p>Kasper Haugland (Nor) Decathlon CMA CGM Development<\/p>\n<p>Kasper Haugland (Nor) Decathlon CMA CGM Development<\/p>\n<p>Stage 2<\/p>\n<p>Davide Donati (Ita) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe Rookies<\/p>\n<p>Davide Donati (Ita) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe Rookies<\/p>\n<p>Stage 3<\/p>\n<p>Jasper Schoofs (Bel) Soudal-QuickStep Devo<\/p>\n<p>Jasper Schoofs (Bel) Soudal-QuickStep Devo<\/p>\n<p>Stage 4<\/p>\n<p>Matteo Fiorin (Ita) Solme-Olmo-Arvedi<\/p>\n<p>Jasper Schoofs (Bel) Soudal-QuickStep Devo<\/p>\n<p>Stage 5<\/p>\n<p>Matisse Van Kerckhove (Bel) Visma-Lease a Bike Development<\/p>\n<p>Matisse Van Kerckhove (Bel) Visma-Lease a Bike Development<\/p>\n<p>Stage 6<\/p>\n<p>Lorenzo Finn (Ita) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe Rookies<\/p>\n<p>Lorenzo Finn (Ita) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe Rookies<\/p>\n<p>Stage 7<\/p>\n<p>Aubin Sparfel (Fra) Decathlon CMA CGM Development<\/p>\n<p>Lorenzo Finn (Ita) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe Rookies<\/p>\n<p>Stage 8 (ITT)<\/p>\n<p>Lorenzo Finn (Ita) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe Rookies<\/p>\n<p>Lorenzo Finn (Ita) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe Rookies<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-results\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"\/>Results<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-08c6102c-0b4b-44a0-b389-b9b133e02e47\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Results powered by <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcycling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-url=\"https:\/\/firstcycling.com\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">FirstCycling<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-80122f37-b1a4-433c-9484-57b0bd002c1f\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe Rookies rider Lorenzo Finn sealed the overall title at the Giro Next Gen on Sunday by&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":651211,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4985,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-651210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-cycling","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=651210"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651210\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/651211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=651210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=651210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=651210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}